Savannah-Chatham metro police are searching for two men after nine area businesses fell victim to an elaborate scheme of fraudulent travelers checks Saturday.

A group of at least four people used the fraudulent checks while making small purchases at area retail stores and then received cash in exchange of the checks, said Savannah-Chatham metro police spokesman Gene Harley.

The group targeted businesses in Savannah’s downtown area, area malls and on Tybee Island, Harley said.

Detectives with the Metro Police Financial Crimes Unit were assigned to the case and sent out a rapid notification telephone alert to local businesses warning them of the criminal activity and provided a description of the suspects.

Employees at stores in the Oglethorpe Mall observed two of the suspects and called police. Police detained the suspects for the Financial Crimes Detectives.

As the investigation continued police determined the suspects were staying at a local hotel where they recovered items including fraudulent American Express travelers checks, merchandise, money and a firearm.

Police arrested 22-year-old Rachel Renee Siggers of Auburn, Georgia. She faces a charge of fraudulent attempt to execute check, which is a felony in Georgia. Police also arrested an unidentified 40-year-old female of Gwinnett County, Georgia. The second female has not yet been charged with any crimes by Metro Police and is currently being held on an outstanding warrant out of Gwinnett County. Both women are being held at the Chatham County Detention Center.

Police are searching for a black male believed to go by the name of Herod Nicholas Brown-Carter. He is described as a black male, 6 feet tall, 185 lbs., with short black hair.

Police are also searching for a black male by the name of Shaun Brown.

No additional information is known on either suspect, however police believe the suspects may be using these names when committing criminal activity, Harley said.

Police also believe Brown-Carter and Brown may be driving a silver Chrysler 300.